Our Staff

Katie Alexander

Manager
Federal Grant Implementation
Hometown: Flint, MI
Current City: Lansing, MI

Ethan Beardsley

Manager
Federal Grants Launch and Training
Hometown: Pike, NY
Current City: Denver, CO

Perry Bird

Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Delray Beach, FL
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Caroline Blakely

President and CEO
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Current City: Bethesda, MD

April Brauda 

Manager
Federal Grants Compliance and Reporting
Hometown: Waycross, GA
Current City: Gainesville, FL

Becky Carter

Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Current City: Nashville, TN

Courtney Cavallo

Operations Assistant
Hometown: Endicott, NY
Current City: Silver Spring, MD

Nick Contino

Senior Director
IT
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Current City: Los Angeles, CA

Abby Dingeman

Associate
Individual Giving
Hometown: Manassas, VA
Current City: Alexandria, VA

Mike Edmison

Vice President
Network Advancement
Hometown: Enid, OK
Current City: Oklahoma City, OK

Amanda Foster

Vice President
Finance and Operations
Hometown: Auburn, NY
Current City: Waldorf, MD

Jerod Frenzl

Senior Manager
Systems
Hometown: Murfreesboro, TN
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Fries

Senior Manager
Affiliate Launch
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Max Gouttebroze

Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Hometown: Paris, France
Current City: Washington, DC

Brittney Gray

Manager
Donor Communications
Hometown: Waldorf, MD
Current City: Waldorf, MD

Emma Haydasz

Senior Manager
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Current City: Windsor, CT

Megan Hicks

Director
Enterprise Risk Management
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Current City: New Market, MD

Lindsey Johnson

Associate
AmeriCorps
Hometown: Manassas, VA
Current City: Phoenix, AZ

Shivanti Kariyawasam

Manager
Programs, Research & Impact
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Current City: La Mirada, CA

Sierra Lamb

Associate
Development
Hometown: Guyton, GA
Current City: Port Saint Lucie, FL

LaShaune Lilly

Director
Human Resources
Hometown: East Orange, NJ
Current City: Philadelphia, PA

Patricia Lovejoy

Associate
Donor Communications
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Chad Magaziner

Director
Corporate Stewardship
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Stacy Maliff

Lisa McFall

Senior Manager
Content Marketing and Internal Communications
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Samira Payne

Director
Community Revitalization
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Milwaukee, WI

Jessie Permar Kelly

Senior Director
Federal Grants
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Current City: Marlborough, MA

Chris Perry

Chelsea Quenum

Director
Donor Communications
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Woodbridge, VA

Wayne Rickert

Manager
Volunteer Affiliates
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current City: Chestertown, MD

Melissa Stutzbach

Vice President
National Programs and Impact Measurement
Hometown: Pitman, NJ
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Lars Warn

Executive Assistant
Hometown: Mount Shasta, CA
Current City: Laurel, MD

Emma Weltzer

Director
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Current City: Henderson, NV

Varya Zhigilei

Director
Individual Giving
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Current City: Charlottesville, VA